Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brighton Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Central , and the 37th highest crime rate of 346 local areas in Worthing .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (BN11 2EL) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Central average (254.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (BN11 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Park Avenue. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Selden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Parade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Merton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Park Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Esplanade Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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